Citation

Arenas A, Gómez-Restrepo C, Rondón MA. Rev. Colomb. Psiquiatr. 2016; 45(Suppl 1): 68-75.

Vernacular Title

Factores asociados a la conducta suicida en Colombia. Resultados de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud Mental 2015.

Affiliation

Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Sociedad Colombiana De Psiquiatria)

DOI

10.1016/j.rcp.2016.03.006

PMID

27993258

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Suicidal behaviour leads to a significant cause of mortality in the world. It is important to know the factors associated with this behaviour in order to design public health policies that may decrease its incidence.

OBJECTIVE: Describe the results of the Colombian National Survey of Mental Health related to suicidal behaviour in adults.

RESULTS: It was observed that 5.5% (95% CI, 4.5-6.7) of men and 7.6% (95% CI, 6.6-8.7) of women had suicidal thoughts. A suicide plan was reported in 2.7% of women (95% CI, 2.1-3.0), and attempted suicide observed in 1.9% of men (95% CI, 1.4-2.5) and 3.3% of women (95% CI, 2.6-4.1). The region with the highest frequency of suicidal ideation was Bogotá, with 10.3% (95% CI, 7.6-13.8) and was the lowest in the Atlantic region with 3.8% (95% CI, 3.0-4.8). It was found that the presence of any mental illness, especially depressive, anxiety disorders and borderline personality traits, as well as people who have been displaced by violence at least once in life, are associated with serious suicidal ideation. No differences were found in suicidal ideation as regards poverty or problems arising from alcohol consumption.

CONCLUSIONS: Suicidal behaviour is common in the Colombian adult population, which warrants the design and implementation of interventions in the most vulnerable groups in order to reduce this risk.

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